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5.30.2006

Bullfights in TJ

Tijuana bullringI got a call from my friend Noe asking if I wanted to check out the bullfights in Tijuana this weekend and I hadn't ever been. Coincidentally, Michelle was hanging out in San Diego for the weekend so we decided pick her up on the way and to head down south. Bullfights are intense to say the least. Watching six bulls getting ceremonially killed right infront of you is shocking and emotionally draining. I'd seen it on t.v. before but wasn't totally prepared for the actual act. I had a great time, maybe i'll write a bit more about it later... here are some photos...Getting ready to cross the borderWierd little palm treeMichelle outside, waiting for ticketsMichelle outside, waiting for ticketsMichelle outside, waiting for ticketsTijuanaThis guy made the best carne asada tacos ever.. and when i showed him this photos he said.. "ahh guapo".. i agreeCokes before the fightFirst matadorFirst matadorEveryone booed these guys..called picadors.. they were short fat dudes "like danny devido" on top of big horses..cause they stab the bull with these huge lances to weaken it...Noe, smoking a sweet ass cigar and wearing my sweet ass hatGetting ready for the final killBeer